Opposition 10 Rate Control Protest by Rail Workers
Washington nov 15 George Huntley head of the railway conductors union led a delegation of railroad employees before the president to oppose proposed rate legislation. Five great labor organizations represented engineers firemen conductors switch men and trainmen claim 6 million people depend on rail work with 560 million dollars annual earnings and demand fair impartial treatment in national railroad rate policy.
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Washington
George Huntley
Railway Conductors’ Union
Huntley
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Buffalo
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of Locomotive Wire- Men
Order of
Portland
Ore
Why Not Extend the Idea to All Rates and Commissions
The article discusses extending regulatory authority beyond railroads to fix maximum prices on beef pork oil clothing butter and eggs and argues for broad federal price controls. It cites price trends since 1870 and rail wage concessions while detailing statements by Huntley and others on tariff revision and labor concerns.
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Ratea
Interstate Commerce Commnsion
Rallnwid Companien
Huntley
Lake Shore and
Michigan
Republicana
Odell Defends Ship Loss Settlement Payments
Odell answers Hyde claims he was paid by Mercantile Trust to fix shipbuilding losses. He says others including Kavanaugh and Mrs. Wood were paid similarly, notes he sold his bonds earlier, and recalls buying price of $169,000 with proceeds of $48,000, plus prior $75,000.
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Odell
Hyde
Mercantile Trust Company
Kavanaugh
Wood
President Replies on Regulation and Rail Gate Prices
The president says he agrees with many general statements but questions the application. He notes little complaint about railroad gate prices being too high and seeks further regulation discussion.
High School Student Impersonator Goads Oakland Crime Fakes
The chief of police identifies 16 year old Victor J. Mespon as the author behind “presa” crime fakes sent to newspapers nationwide. Mespon claimed to be a press correspondent and Pacific representative for the Northern Press Syndicates.
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Oakland
Cal
United States
Wee
Pearson
Victor J. Mespon
Prean
Pacific
James H Hyde Testifies Before Insurance Inquiries
James Haren Hyde ex vice president of Equitable Life appears before Armstrong committees in New York. Hyde, calm and deliberate, answers questions with precise dates and explanations as the inquiry into the life insurer’s methods continues.
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New York
James Haren Hyde
Equitable Life Assurence Society
Armstrong
Hyde
Blyde
Couneal
Wree
Hyde and Harriman pressured settlement amid Albany influence
Testimony describes Hyde and Harriman urging Odell's suit settlement to avoid Albany power moves. They allegedly proposed revoking the Mercantile Trust charter as one measure while Equitable Life links to the case remained unclear. Odell reportedly received about 15 000 dollars with the settlement netting around 0.75 on the dollar.
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Odell
Harriman
Ehipbulning Company
Mercantile Trust Company
Feag
Albany
Hyde
Harriean
Mercantile T
Equitable
Mercantile Steet Company
Tielke
Mercantile In Settlement
Hyée An Harriman
Mercantile Trust
Mine Owners Oppose Esch Townsend Rate-Fixing Bill
A Kentucky meeting of fifty three major coal mines and seventy one companies formed a unanimous petition to President Roosevelt and Congress against the Esch Townsend bill and similar rate legislation. They plan to extend the effort south of the Ohio River with committees to coordinate action with mine owners in Indiana Illinois and Ohio and seek broad opposition to railroad rate controls in the next session.
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Louisville
Roosevelt
Congress
Kentucky
H-F Townsend
Ohio River
Mike
Indiana
Ilinoial
Ohio
Riot Across Russia Spurs General Strike and Martial Law
Reports from St Petersburg Vladivostok and Tiflis describe widespread unrest. A general strike is declared nationwide as martial law takes hold in Poland and mutinous sailors face death sentences. Armenian villages reported massacres as mobs burn town blocks and officials quarters.
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Petersburg
Cronstadt
Poland
Council of Workmen's Delegated
Russia
St. Peteraburg
Vladivostok
Tiflis
Erivan
Tartar
Gora
Golden Horn
Count de Witte
Warsaw Committee
the Social Democracy of
Lithuania
Banda
Henry H Faxon dies at 82 noted temperance leader
Henry H Faxon a famed national anti saloon movement figure and Quincy resident dies at 82. Mayor McClellan certifies he spent no money on his recent campaign in New York. Rev V O McKinalie Colfax Ind offers 12000 dollar farm to any Indian minister proving scriptural baptism sprinkling. Norwegian government to introduce bill in parliament authorizing election of a king.
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Henry H. Faxon
Quincy
Mana
McClellan
New York
Rev. V. 0
McKinale
Colfax
Ind
Norway
Anti-Saloon League to Lead Illinois Local Option Fight
Peoria Ill November 15 Local option in Illinois and a fight to the finish were the rallying cries at the opening meeting of the Illinois Anti-Saloon League with national and state officers pledging a nationwide and local drive. Plans to raise 100000 for the campaign were outlined aided by leaders who cited Herrick's Ohio defeat as proof of their strategy.
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Peoria
Ill
Iinois
Alnols Anti-Siloon League
Liquor Dealera’ Protective A
Herrick
Ohio
Ilinois
Lquor
Hunlys
Lalouettes
Roosevelts
P. A. Baker
Columbus
Anti-Saloon League
Secret Marriage Trial and Regional News in One Issue
In Springfield a student Alexander Downing faces trial for wife abandonment after a country teacher named Laur an Smelley claims they wed secretly in Chicago over a year ago under assumed names. Other items note rail valuation criteria, Lorimer’s yacht voyage, a fatal train incident near Waukegan, a farm accident in Danville, and Governor Densen’s Cairo trip.
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Springfield
Alexander Downing
Valparaiso College
Downing
Lauran Smelley
Chicago
Roy A. Wingold
Jennie Rice
Work for the Federation What Is Recommended by the Executive Council
The American Federation executive council urges strict enforcement of Chinese exclusion laws and eight hour federal workday. It calls for abolition of convict labor, repeal of injunctive limits on union goods, and changes to injunction laws. It seeks tighter immigration inspections, better medical exams, and a government inquiry into assisted immigration. The report notes four states granting women equal rights and predicts ballot purification after universal suffrage. C P Shea, a Chicago labor leader, is seated.
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Executive Council
Pittsburg
Executive Council of the American Federation
Europe
C. P. Shea
Chicago
Taft Returns Home After Isthmus Visit Election Comment
Secretary Taft aboard the USS Columbia at Hampton Roads discusses the Cincinnati election as a step toward better municipal government and local party politics while lamenting Governor Hertlek's defeat. He surveys Panama trip results noting sanitation and disease suppression improvements and calls the Panama work satisfactory.
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Ohio
Newport News
Taft
Hampton Roads
United States
Columbia
Panama
Cincionati
Hertlek
Markets report on Chicago grain and live stock prices
Chicago Board of Trade quotations cover Wheat Corn Cork Oats Pork Lard and Short Ribs with opening highs lows and closes. Live stock receipts and varied cattle sheep and hay quotes are listed with ranges for grades and classes at Chicago and East Buffalo.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Ducks, LLC
Ycene
Shamim
East Bufalo
Enat Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning
Steven
Black Commission
Enet Buffalo
N.Y
Parket Dal Hoge
Plea
Rao
Vladivostok Ablaze as Mob Seizes City
Special telegram from Vladivostok reports the town and fort in flames with widespread destruction. Rioting by malcontent reservists and sailors leaves hundreds dead or wounded in the first days, while looting continues and famine threatens amid a mass evacuation.
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Tribuns St. Petersburg
Vladivostok
Novy. 15
Hyde on Stand in Equitable Shipbuilding Inquiry
James H Hyde testified he had no stake in the ship building trust or in the company and denied involvement by Equitable. He read a lengthy statement on alleged pecuniary gains, interrupted when he admitted not writing it. E H Harriman then took the stand as hearings continued.
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Hyde
Frick
Tie
Peeing
Alexander
Sadam
Exai
Whiteh
Mercantile Trust Company
Equitable Life
J. W. Alexander
Prick
Alexander Jordan Bee
Thomas Ryan
Equitable
The
Bfe
J. H. Hyde and Associates
Tnto
Union Pacific Po
Harriman
Union Pacific
Tribune
New York
James H. Hyde
Ship ‘Building Trust
Armstrong Investigatings
Hendricks
Hughes
E. H. Harriman
Weather Promises 600B Special to Thirune
Illinois weather for the next twenty four hours is fair and warmer. The report notes warmer conditions across the state with no precipitation threats.
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Chicago
Illinois
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